%0 Journal Article
%T Novel technique for ultrasound-guided needle tracking: An inexpensive reusable phantom model utilising a closed electrical circuit.
%A McKinley HJ
%A Jones I
%A LaRochelle M
%A Christensen E
%A Bauman W
%A Croft P
%J Australas J Ultrasound Med
%V 27
%N 2
%D 2024 May
%M 38784693
暂无%R 10.1002/ajum.12367
%X <B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Purpose:There are a variety of commercially made ultrasound training phantoms available for educational purposes. A new concept in phantoms is presented that utilises a low-cost method to create a reusable phantom.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>A closed electric circuit was combined with insulating material to create a novel phantom that can be used to practise needle tracking under ultrasound guidance on repeated occasions. A tricolour light-emitting diode (LED) illuminates when the needle (under ultrasound gudiance) contacts one of three metal objects embedded in the phatom material.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>This prototype model provides a simple solution for trianing ultrasound needle guidance is particularly geared towards programmes with a high volume of users. This protoype provides a starting point for a new concept in educational phantom trainers.